Israeli airstrikes targeted central Syria on Thursday as tensions are soaring in the region amid anticipation of an Iranian reprisal attack on Israel. A Syrian military source told Al Mayadeen that the strikes targeted several military sites and injured four Syrian...
Report: US Warns Iran of ‘Serious Risk’ If It Launches Major Attack on Israel
US officials have issued a threat to Iran, warning of serious consequences to the Iranian economy and the country's new government if it launches a major reprisal attack on Israel for the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday....
Arab Officials Say Gaza Ceasefire Deal Won’t Happen Unless US Pressures Israel
A hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas won't happen unless the US puts pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. The report cited unnamed Arab officials from Egypt and Qatar, the countries that...
US Ambassador Boycotts Nagasaki A-Bomb Ceremony Because Israel Is Not Invited
US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will boycott Friday's memorial service in Nagasaki commemorating the 79th anniversary of the US dropping a nuclear bomb on the city because Israel was not invited to attend. Emanuel said the ceremony had become "politicized" by the...
US To Let Israel Restart Military Operations in Gaza After First Phase of Ceasefire Deal
The US is ready to guarantee that it would allow Israel to restart the genocidal war in Gaza after the first phase of any hostage and ceasefire deal that might be reached with Hamas, according to Israeli media reports. Hostage deal talks have been stalled since the...
Hamas Says It Will Continue Ceasefire Talks Under Sinwar
A Hamas official has said the Palestinian group will continue ceasefire negotiations with Israel after it appointed Yahya Sinwar as the head of the political bureau following the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Sinwar is Hamas's leader in Gaza, and...
Hamas Names Yahya Sinwar as New Political Chief
On Tuesday, Hamas named Yahya Sinwar, the group's leader in Gaza, to head the political bureau after the Israeli killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Before he was killed last week, Haniyeh served as the highest-level Hamas official outside of Gaza and was the public...
Majority of Americans Oppose Using US Troops To Defend Israel
The majority of Americans oppose the idea of US troops being used to defend Israel if it comes under attack by Iran, according to a poll conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that was released on Tuesday. The poll, conducted from June 21–July 1, 2024,...
Nasrallah Vows ‘Strong’ Response to Israeli Killing of Hezbollah Commander Is Coming
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah vowed in a televised speech on Tuesday that the Lebanese group would have a "strong" response to the Israeli killing of a high-level Hezbollah commander. Nasrallah delivered the speech during a ceremony that marked one week...
CENTCOM Chief Meets With IDF Chief To Coordinate on Iranian Response
On Monday, the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, met with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in Tel Aviv as the two militaries are preparing to defend Israel from an expected Iranian reprisal attack. Kurilla also...